Brandy to tasteDrain juice from fruits. Mix fruits with sugar and brandy to taste. Mix well and store in covered container at room temperature. Stir daily. Every three weeks, add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup of one of the fruits. Stir well. Keeps indefinitely.Serve over pound cake or ice cream.Here is another version of the brandied fruit sent in by Sheila P. Strong of South Windsor. This one uses fresh fruit.INGREDIENTS

1 cup strawberries

1 pint brandy

1 cup sugarStart by combining these ingredients.As berries and fruit come in season, add 1 cup fruit and 1 cup sugar. Stir from time to time, and remove mold if any should form.For currants, raspberries or blackberries with lots of seeds, squeeze to remove seeds and use 1 cup juice to 1 cup sugar.You may also use plums, apricots, peaches, cherries, pineapple and seedless grapes. First published March 8, 2000